Ask HN: What's your take on using ads for non-paying users?
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No, thats a bad idea if the only reason you're adding ads is to make the free plan worse.
If you're developing a SaaS there should be plenty of ways to introduce new features for paid users, otherwise, drop the free plan and let users try out your service 30 days for free.
If you're developing a SaaS there should be plenty of ways to introduce new features for paid users, otherwise, drop the free plan and let users try out your service 30 days for free.
If you can tell us about your customer segment, we would be better able to give you suggestions.
As an example, ads do not work very well for a highly technical crowd, like the ones using HN, but might work wonderfully for others.
As an example, ads do not work very well for a highly technical crowd, like the ones using HN, but might work wonderfully for others.
I'm not a fan or flashy ads or crap like that. I feel it breaks the "feel" of the simple and clean website we have. I was thinking about using a service which allowed me to use text-only ads and style them in such a way that they fit into the website a lot more. Then I realized I've never seen a startup website that had ads at all.
Is this a good idea? The ads aren't meant to be a major revenue stream, they would pretty much only be introduced to "sweeten" the paid plan.